OSIS vs LHX vs LDOS Stock Comparison

Osi Systems, L3Harris Technologies and Leidos Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
OSIS Osi Systems Inc
$208.17 +8.3% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.20B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.80B
Div. yield
–
Defense Industrials
3 wins
LDOS Leidos Holdings, Inc.
$141.02 +14.6% 1M -25.1% 1Y
Market cap
$17.91B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.63B
Div. yield
0.01%
Defense Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Leidos Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Leidos Holdings 5, L3Harris Technologies 3, Osi Systems 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOSISLHXLDOSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.20B $51.78B $17.91B LHX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.1x 23.9x 13.0x LDOS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 24.4x 11.1x LDOS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.9% — +3.4% LDOS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% — 7.8% OSIS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.8% — 13.9% LDOS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x — 2.3x LDOS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.5% -2.9% -25.1% LHX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +3.9%/yr +7.1%/yr OSIS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.7% 29.4% 35.6% LHX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 68/100 69/100 OSIS

Percentile Scorecard

OSISLHXLDOS

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisOSISLHXLDOS
Valuation 85 #16 of 100 81 #20 of 100 98 #3 of 100
Growth 66 #33 of 96 – 58 #41 of 96
Profitability 80 #20 of 95 – 84 #16 of 95
Financial Health 42 #61 of 105 30 #74 of 105 31 #73 of 105
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 65 94 #5 of 65 72 #19 of 65
Overall 75 68 69
  • OSIS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LHX ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense
  • LDOS ranked among 107 companies in Aerospace and Defense

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOSISLHXLDOSSPY
1 month +8.3%+17.9%+14.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.3%+2.5%+25.4% +3.7%
6 months -27.4%-13.1%-5.5% +7.1%
Year to date -18.4%-5.1%-21.8% +12.8%
1 year -16.5%-2.9%-25.1% +11.9%
3 years +98.3%+59.8%+53.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.6%+16.9%+15.4% +22.8%
5 years +123.6%+20.9%+41.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.5%+3.9%+7.1% +10.9%
10 years +188.1%+211.7%+240.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +11.2%+12.0%+13.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOSISLHXLDOSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.7%29.4%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 44.5%29.1%37.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.160.180.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.10-0.70 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.9%-40.4%-50.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.8%-26.4%-29.3% -1.2%
52-week high $309.68$378.48$199.55 $779.14
52-week low $192.30$233.68$100.00 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleOSISLHXLDOS
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 26.9x 23.9xmedian 26.9x 12.9xmedian 26.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 3.0x 1.1xmedian 3.0x 1.0xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.0x —median 15.0x 9.9xmedian 15.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 27.2x 15.8xmedian 27.2x 8.2xmedian 27.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.5x 2.6xmedian 2.5x 3.3xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.97median 0.93 —median 0.93 0.45median 0.93

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsOSISLHXLDOS
Revenue $1.80B – $17.63B
Gross profit $593.71M – $3.14B
Operating income $219.47M – $2.03B
Net income $158.73M – $1.40B
Free cash flow $245.20M – $2.16B
R&D $78.14M – –
EPS (diluted) $9.77 – $10.92
Cash & equivalents $236.30M $2.47B $748.00M
Total debt $999.57M – $21.66B
Shares (diluted) 16.25M 187.30M 126.00M
Enterprise value $1.85B $51.78B $14.62B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricOSISLHXLDOS
P/E 20.9x 23.9x 12.9x
P/FCF 13.4x 15.8x 8.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.1x – 7.7x
P/S 1.8x 1.1x 1.0x
P/B 4.2x 2.6x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 3.7x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 15.0x – 9.9x
EV/EBIT 18.1x – 11.3x
EV/Revenue 2.2x – 1.3x
EV/FCF 16.2x – 10.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x – 10.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.97 – 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOSISLHXLDOS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.9% – 3.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.9% – 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.8% – 4.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – 14.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.4% – -0.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.3% – 21.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.2% – -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% – 24.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.1% – 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 21.5% – 28.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 94.8% – 54.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.2% – 35.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 120.8% – 63.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.6% – 41.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOSISLHXLDOS
Gross margin 32.9% – 17.8%
EBITDA margin 14.7% – 13.2%
Operating margin 12.2% – 11.5%
Pretax margin 10.9% – 10.2%
Net margin 8.8% – 7.8%
FCF margin 13.6% – 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 16.4% – 13.0%
Return on equity 19.6% – 26.8%
Return on assets 6.4% – 9.0%
Return on invested capital 9.8% – 13.9%
Return on capital employed 11.3% – 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOSISLHXLDOS
Debt / assets 40.2% – 38.6%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x – 2.3x
Debt / FCF 4.1x – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets 68.6% 51.5% 65.9%
Equity / assets 31.4% 46.2% 34.1%
Interest coverage 9.9x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 1.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 1.9x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 3.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOSISLHXLDOS
Dividend yield – 1.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 5.5% – 3.7%
Shareholder yield 5.5% 1.8% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 15.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 2.8%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusOSISLHXLDOS
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2027 24.4xFY2026 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.62FY2027 $11.44FY2026 $12.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.3%FY2027 +6.6%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.2% +10.6% -9.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.85BFY2027 $24.16BFY2026 $17.52BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2027 +10.5%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.1% +0.3% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOSISLHXLDOS
Held by institutions 100.0% 87.5% 79.3%
Institutions holding 367 1,692 774
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.5% +4.1%
Institutions buying 192 848 380
Institutions selling 134 570 295
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.49 1.29

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

OSISLHXLDOS
OSIS 1.00 0.22 0.34
LHX 0.22 1.00 0.43
LDOS 0.34 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OSIS, LHX and LDOS?

L3Harris Technologies (LHX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Osi Systems (OSIS) $3.20B, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) $51.78B, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) $17.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, OSIS, LHX and LDOS?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Osi Systems (OSIS) 20.1x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 23.9x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) is cheapest (Osi Systems (OSIS) 17.9x, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 24.4x, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 11.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Leidos Holdings (LDOS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Osi Systems (OSIS) +2.9%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +3.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Osi Systems (OSIS) has the highest net margin (Osi Systems (OSIS) 8.8%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 7.8%). On return on invested capital, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads (Osi Systems (OSIS) 9.8%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year L3Harris Technologies (LHX) returned the most: Osi Systems (OSIS) -16.5%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -2.9%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) -25.1%. Over five years, Osi Systems (OSIS) compounded fastest (Osi Systems (OSIS) +17.5%/yr, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) +3.9%/yr, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) +7.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Osi Systems (OSIS) 0.00%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 0.00%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 0.01%. Osi Systems (OSIS) and L3Harris Technologies (LHX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) has been the steadiest (Osi Systems (OSIS) 43.7%, L3Harris Technologies (LHX) 29.4%, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OSIS, LHX and LDOS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Leidos Holdings (LDOS) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.